(2020-11-19, 22:50)shedrock Wrote:

(2020-11-19, 22:32)bsoriano Wrote: @shedrock , I think that is very useful, yes.  I will look into how it's being done in Aeon Nox SiLVO. I will add to my To-Do list.

Thanks Bart.

(2020-11-20, 23:18)Cyberdom Wrote: Is it a kind of Picture in Picture ? It's a cool feature.

(2020-11-20, 23:12)shedrock Wrote: @bsoriano - Hey Bart,

My apologies. It is Aeon MQ7 (Latts Mod). This is an awesome feature. When you exit the full screen view, it displays a small window. After a few seconds it then centers that window until you move the navigation keys and allows you to move around the skin while still watching the playing video etc.

Regards,

Shedrock

(2020-11-21, 00:37)bsoriano Wrote: Once I am done with that, I will start working on a more detailed "Now Playing" for all media types, including a preview window for videos.

(2020-11-23, 13:18)Filmbuff Wrote: First of all, thank you for a great experience!

One little modification, if possible. The media flags, can they be grouped so that all video related media flags (HDR, 4K, etc) are to the left and all audio related media flags (Atmos, 7.1, etc) are to the right, and that they fill up from left without leaving empty spaces if one of the flags is missing?

(2020-11-23, 22:19)bsoriano Wrote:

(2020-11-23, 13:18)Filmbuff Wrote: First of all, thank you for a great experience!

One little modification, if possible. The media flags, can they be grouped so that all video related media flags (HDR, 4K, etc) are to the left and all audio related media flags (Atmos, 7.1, etc) are to the right, and that they fill up from left without leaving empty spaces if one of the flags is missing?

@Filmbuff , thank you for your kind words.  I can certainly move the hdr and bit depth flags to the left.  If you are seeing blank space where a flag should be, it is not that the flag is not present, it usually means that the video codec, audio codec or whatever one is missing is indeed present in your file, but there is not a corresponding icon for that codec.  For example, the audio codec ac3 can sometimes come as ac-3, a-c-3, e-ac3, e-ac-3, and some others.  I also, since you brought this up, found that I was missing a videocodec flag icon for mpeg4.  I will take into account some of the ones I found, like variations of ac3 or aac, and the missing mpeg4.  I will include this in the next skin update.

After the next update, you might still be seeing blank spaces; if you do, please let me know what video codec and/or audio codec is present on the file, so that I can take more variations into account and show a flag icon.  Thanks.

Regards,

Bart

(2020-11-26, 09:04)zorg2000k Wrote: Quick test on Matrix Beta 1 and Ember from Repo ,

Resolved - Was a setting in Skin settings to show fanart in sub menus - Netflix view is showing the Logo.png fine but the fanart is not showing on Movies or TV shows, If I switch back to Show Info view is back to fanart and rotating through my extrafanart as well.

Could this be implemented into Music section as well, that would be a nice update for Music lovers as well ??

Cheers

Zorg

(2020-11-25, 22:49)bsoriano Wrote: Hello all,

I have uploaded versions 3.2.112 (Leia) and 3.4.3 (Matrix) to GitHub and the Amber repos.

(2020-11-25, 22:49)bsoriano Wrote: Hello all,

I have uploaded versions 3.2.112 (Leia) and 3.4.3 (Matrix) to GitHub and the Amber repos.  The main changes are:

1.  Dim options for Fanart view.  In order to make the focused item stand out, now the unfocused items are dimmed.  Amber allows you to set the dim level, from 0% to 100% (0% means the unfocused items are not dimmed at all).  The default is 60%.  You get to the option like so:



And when you click on the option, you get a dialog where you can select the dim level:



The end result is this:



2.  Netflix-style options for Fanart view.  In the past I was asked to provide a landscape-type view, a la Netflix.  Instead of making a new view, I have provided this as options for the Fanart view, which already had a similar look.  The options allow you to show the logo or not, and to use landscape artwork or not.  It is important to note that you either "Show Info" or use the "Netflix style" in Fanart view.  The option looks like this:



It looks like this for Movies, with the logo enabled:



And like this with landscape art:



It looks like this for Sets (logo enabled, landscape artwork):



And it looks like this for TV Shows:



And like this with landscape artwork:



It looks like this for Episodes:



The view looks similar for music videos as well.  It is important to note, that, as of this version, the standard artwork type for Music Videos in Fanart view is poster.  I think this accommodates better all those users who have either full-blown concerts or mini-concerts as their music videos.  If you want landscape artwork for music videos in Fanart view, please select "Netflix Style" and "Use Landscape" for music videos.  "Show Logo" and "Use Landscape" are shared between Movies, Tv Shows, Sets, Episodes and Music Videos; this means that if you enable or disable either for one of those media types, Amber will enable it or disable it for the other media types.

Please download, test, and let me know any changes you would like to see and if you find any issues.  Thanks.

Regards,

Bart